Another Offen vessel although now an ex to join Asian networks from New Zealand, this time its 5,024 TEU Pamina ex Santa Pamina, PONL Detroit and Maersk Dunedin to replace Sydney Trader. Owned by Greeks for several years, she has been flagged to Marshall Islands registered to the rather curiously named company Dud Shipping Inc - in New Zealand "dud" a common abbreviation for the town of Dunedin so most likely related to the former name at the time the new owners registered and unlikely to be in the other connotation of the word.

Tug Koraki IMO 8868484, that was up for sale, appears to have been purchased by Total Marine Services, who also bought the Ports of Auckland tug Tika. Her funnel is now all black and she is seen in Auckland towing their barges.

The Melanesian Chief is doing a southbound voyage from Singapore before joining the Trans Tasman schedule. This schedule will now go to a three vessel operation and a call into Lyttelton is being reinstated. Calls into Hobart and Sydney have also been reinstated. The rotation will be Melbourne/Hobart/Sydney/Port Kembla/Newcastle/Auckland/Marsden Point/Tauranga.